Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (1-5) will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (3-2) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Graham Ashcraft and Taijuan Walker.

Cincinnati is slugging .509 and have been rung up 45 times, while drawing a walk on 16 occasions. They have accounted for 24 runs batted in and 42 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .261. The Reds have hit 6 doubles as a team and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 25 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in the league.

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Reds pitchers have allowed 3 long balls and 26 runs in total (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 21 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a team for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51. The Reds hold a team ERA of 4.80 this year (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 45 batters.

Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 10 times and also have had 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 6 holds so far this year (7th in MLB). The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 10 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves for the season and have not converted 1 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 19 runners so far this year with 52.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have sent 23 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Cincinnati Reds have 135 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 42 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 2 double plays. The Reds have transformed 65.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 405 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball.

Ashcraft has taken the mound for 112 innings and has racked up 77 punch outs in his career. Ashcraft (6-6 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.18 while he has faced 490 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.66 (58 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.375. He has allowed 123 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 31 walks.

The Phillies have a team SLG% of .431 and they score 3.00 runs per game (27th in the league). They have notched 14 doubles, while getting a free base 12 times and recording 18 runs. Philadelphia has accumulated 4 home runs on the season to go along with 16 RBIs. They have struck out on 59 occasions (10th in the league) and have 56 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a team on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .268 on the season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.694 and have a FIP of 5.50 as a team this year. They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 57. The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 42 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 6.98 (38 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 (50 strikeouts vs 26 bases on balls). They have yielded 10 dingers and they surrender 7.71 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

With 0 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 0 holds and 0 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers enter the contest in 0 save chances and they have walked away with 0 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 1 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 80.0% out of 15 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 29th in the league holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 23 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (12th in the majors). The Phillies have 45 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 147 putouts so far this year. In their 441 innings on the diamond, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.2% (27th in the majors).

Walker (54-51 career mark) has earned a 3.91 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has gone up against 3,791 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 392 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Walker has surrendered 821 base knocks while tallying 811 strikeouts in 902 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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